Month: September 2020

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Read More<p>Actress Mack faces prison sentence for role when sentenced later this year</p><p>Actress Mack faces prison sentence for role when sentenced later this year</p>

Read More<p>Celebrated eatery lost as Glass Incident fire rages across state</p><p>Celebrated eatery lost as Glass Incident fire rages across state</p>

Read More Despite dire warnings this summer from public health experts, over a third of U.S. colleges and universities went full steam ahead with reopening, saying they had no choice due to financial or political pressures. The results, in some instances, have been catastrophic. From August 26 to September 10, 2020, there were at least…

Read MoreProtests erupted across the US after a grand jury decided not to charge police officers for killing Taylor.Protests erupted across the US after a grand jury decided not to charge police officers for killing Taylor.

Read More<p>Adam Strong allegedly killed two young women previously thought missing</p><p>Adam Strong allegedly killed two young women previously thought missing</p>

Read More Lebanese group Hezbollah has a “secret arms depot” in residential Beirut, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in an address to the UN General Assembly, during which he again turned to a PowerPoint, maps, and other visual aids. “Here’s where the next explosion will take place – right here,” Netanyahu said, as he directed…

Read MoreJulianne Moore and Alicia Vikander play the writer and feminist icon Gloria Steinem at various stages in “The Glorias,” an unconventional and ambitious biopic from director Julie TaymorJulianne Moore and Alicia Vikander play the writer and feminist icon Gloria Steinem at various stages in “The Glorias,” an unconventional and ambitious biopic from director Julie…

Read More<p>Emir’s passing comes two weeks after nation’s prime minister said his condition was improving</p><p>Emir’s passing comes two weeks after nation’s prime minister said his condition was improving</p>

Read More The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Tuesday they still welcome the French initiative to help Lebanon out of its crisis, but said Paris has to change its approach in dealing with local factions and not blame everyone for the failure of forming a new Cabinet. French President Emmanuel Macron has been…

Read More A Pakistani man accused of stabbing two people in Paris last week wanted to torch Charlie Hebdo’s office for republishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, but wasn’t aware that the magazine had changed address, a prosecutor said. The suspected attacker had three bottles of white spirit and a flammable paint thinner on him…

Read MoreThe US State Department condemned the attack and stressed on the threat posed by Iran-backed forces in the country.The US State Department condemned the attack and stressed on the threat posed by Iran-backed forces in the country.

Read More National security officials say Russia is again trying to disrupt the election. But this time, it doesn’t have to work so hard because Americans are spreading mistruths and doubts about the election. (Image credit: Paul Sancya/AP) National security officials say Russia is again trying to disrupt the election. But this time, it doesn’t…

Read More Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret arms depot” in a residential neighborhood of Beirut, warning it could cause another tragic explosion in the Lebanese capital. In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Netanyahu pointed to maps purportedly showing the missile depot’s…

Read More Fears for the future of democracy in Trump’s America are raised by Darren Short, Karen Jacob, Andrew Ginsburg and Nigel Mellor As a Guardian subscriber, a Brit, and a US resident, I find myself in the unexpected place of living in a country that is slipping into a dictatorship. It felt unthinkable four…

Read More “Rather than seeing progress, we have seen regression,” Biden’s campaign manager wrote in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. View Entire Post › “Rather than seeing progress, we have seen regression,” Biden’s campaign manager wrote in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.View Entire Post ›

Read More Paper on guarantees for struggling companies still leaves major gap with EU position Boris Johnson has been rebuffed by Brussels after making an eleventh hour attempt to break the Brexit logjam with new proposals on limiting state subsidies to ailing British companies. As the latest week of negotiations began, EU sources welcomed the…

Read More<p>Ankara and Baku deny downing of warplane</p><p>Ankara and Baku deny downing of warplane</p>

Read More Witnesses who worked for company accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder claimed they were at risk Former employees of a security firm accused of spying on Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in the UK will be allowed to give evidence to his extradition trial anonymously after claiming they would be at risk of…

Read MoreArmenia says its SU-25 fighter jet was shot down in Armenian air space, a claim Turkey denies.Armenia says its SU-25 fighter jet was shot down in Armenian air space, a claim Turkey denies.

Read More CANBERRA, Australia, Sep 29 (IPS) – Ishmael Toroama, a former revolutionary leader and fighter during the decade long civil war which engulfed the remote islands of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 1990s, has been elected the autonomous region’s new President ahead of high-level talks about its political future. Read the…

Read More One of the fastest ways to be denied a security clearance, current and former intelligence officials will tell you, is to carry a load of debt. And then there’s President Donald Trump. New revelations in a New York Times report show Trump allegedly has $421 million of debt coming due over the next…

Read More Emir who mediated to prevent conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be succeeded by his brother Kuwait’s ruling emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died, his office said in a statement read out on state television on Tuesday. Sheikh Sabah, 91, had ruled the Gulf Arab oil producer and US ally since…

Read More The collar, one of the late justice’s signature fashion accessories, as well as an autographed copy her book, My Own Words, will be exhibited at the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. (Image credit: Museum of the Jewish People) The collar, one of the late justice’s signature fashion accessories, as well…

Read More MADRID, Sep 29 (IPS) – Most cultures have created taboos and norms that prevent food waste. At the same time, social mores have reserved for occasions of celebrations or hospitality a code associating the abundance of food, in quantities much higher than normal, with concepts such as generosity and honour.  Read the full…

Read More First presidential debate tonight in Cleveland, Ohio Debate offers Trump chance to yank stubbornly stable 2020 race his way US election to have far fewer international observers than planned Troubled Florida, divided US: will Trump hold this vital swing state? Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 4.01pm…

Read More GENEVA, Sep 29 (IPS) – As the United Nations prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary we have been made aware of an extremely worrying development concerning the future of UN staff contracts. Read the full story, “Staff to UN Management: Please Drop Your Plans for Uber-Style Contracts”, on globalissues.org → GENEVA, Sep 29…

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 29 (IPS) – Milton Friedman’s libertarian economics advocating shareholder capitalism has influenced generations trying to understand the economy, not only in the US, but all over the world. Read the full story, “Shareholder Capitalism’s Ugly Legacy”, on globalissues.org → KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 29 (IPS) – Milton Friedman’s libertarian economics advocating…

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Read More About 700 people moved from Calais camp where thousands have sought to cross Channel French police have dismantled a migrant camp in the northern port of Calais from where thousands of people have sought to cross the Channel to reach British shores. The operation to clear the makeshift camp, which was home to…

Read More<p>Armenian and Azerbaijani forces accused each other of attacks on each other’s territory on Tuesday, as fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continued for the third straight day after a decades-old conflict reignited</p><p>Armenian and Azerbaijani forces accused each other of attacks on each other’s territory on Tuesday, as fighting over the separatist region…

Read More The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its grief over the global death toll from coronavirus surpassing one million, while adding that the illness could be reined-in with time. “So many people have lost so many people and haven’t had the chance to say goodbye. Many people who died, died alone… It’s a…

Read More<p>Police found 10 guns that were removed from 44-year-old’s home</p><p>Police found 10 guns that were removed from 44-year-old’s home</p>

Read MoreIslamabad and Kabul, which have often gone through periods of mistrust, call for a new era of bilateral ties.Islamabad and Kabul, which have often gone through periods of mistrust, call for a new era of bilateral ties.

Read More Saudi Arabia claims to have uncovered an Iranian-trained terrorist cell, arresting 10 people and seizing a stash of weapons and explosives in a farmhouse. However, Tehran has dismissed the report as “complete fabrication.” The alleged terror cell was discovered last week, Saudi security officials told the state-run SPA news agency on Monday. The…